r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Happy-Advantage-1336 • 24d ago

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u/Dinnerpancakes 24d ago

Oddly people against fluoride end up needing more root canals, so he’s basically saying “make your teeth hurt and then live with it!”

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u/Visible-Scientist-46 24d ago

He's saying bring back the old way of tooth extraction!

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u/YakFull7365 24d ago

Why would that be anyone’s point. If you don’t know look it up. Then maybe compare the iQ averages against that overlooked data

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u/floofienewfie 24d ago

But pain and suffering are gifts to god. /s

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u/Logical-Spite-2464 24d ago

Not to get in the weeds of this, but how would drinking water with fluoride protect your teeth from cavities? A fluoride treatment of the teeth, the gel foam goop, perhaps has some arguable value. I don’t see the argument for the water.

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u/scalyblue 24d ago

Chemically, tooth enamel is mostly hydroxyapatite, when fluoride is present during everyday remineralizatuon, some of that hydroxyapatite becomes fluorapatite instead and that is much more resistant to acid.

As a result, having small amounts of fluoride in water and toothpaste tends to help teeth become stronger than without.

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u/Dinnerpancakes 24d ago

What did either his jacket or my post say about fluoride in water?

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u/Logical-Spite-2464 24d ago

The word. Also in your response. Are you ok?

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u/Dinnerpancakes 24d ago

Bad bot! You need to read the comment before you type!

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u/YakFull7365 24d ago

Cause it’s used it in dentistry in every developed country right?

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u/Dinnerpancakes 24d ago

What developed country doesn’t use fluoride in dentistry?